Press Releases
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18/12/2023
Press Release
Royal College of Nursing comments on Panorama programme ‘Care Workers Under Pressure’
Royal College of Nursing Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “The findings of this investigation are deeply disturbing and, tragically, far from unique. There is modern slavery operating within our care system and it needs taking out root and branch."
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15/12/2023
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Public still back nurses striking one year on from historic action
One year on from nursing staff taking unprecedented strike action – and with a general election on the horizon – a new poll for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) reveals unwavering public support for nursing staff taking industrial action in 2024.
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14/12/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS England waiting list data
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “With more than one in 10 people on the NHS waiting list, there is still no room at the inn. NHS capacity is at breaking point as patients are treated in corridors and backed up in ambulances. It’s undignified, unsafe, and behind the statistics are patients who will be suffering this Christmas."
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07/12/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the UCAS End of Cycle data
Royal College of Nursing Deputy Chief Nurse Dr Nichola Ashby said: “The government’s NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is falling off course before it’s even begun. For the plan to succeed, we need to see significant increases in the numbers choosing to study nursing and we’re going in the wrong direction."
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07/12/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report
Royal College of Nursing Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “The NHS is already under incredible pressure even before the worst of winter begins to bite. Beds are full, a record number of patients are sitting on waiting lists, and thousands are stuck in hospital due to inadequate social care. This all points to a system in extremely poor health."
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06/12/2023
Press Response
RCN Wales responds to Healthcare Inspectorate Wales annual report
It’s crucial now that Welsh government see that all roads lead back to safe staffing in the fight to save the NHS
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06/12/2023
Press Release
NHS has squandered billions on agencies that could have been used to hire over 31,000 nurses
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This should act as a wake-up call. The government must give nursing staff and patients the investment and respect they deserve. Not acting now will mean even more patients on waiting lists and the crisis in the nursing workforce deepening further.”
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04/12/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to government announcement imposing limits on care workers bringing their spouses and children to the UK
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Ministers appear comfortable with tearing apart families to score political points. This cruel sanction will deter care workers from coming to the UK, adding to dire workforce shortages in social care and ultimately piling even more pressure on an overburdened NHS."
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03/12/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Health Secretary's interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Today we might be discussing the winter crisis, but NHS performance has been falling over a decade regardless of the season. Cold months bring particular challenges, but nursing staff are working in dire situations year-round."
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30/11/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Department of Health and Social Care statement on 50,000 extra nurses in the NHS
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Nursing staff will reject government claims that it is ‘mission accomplished’ on nurse recruitment - this political target had no basis in the reality of demands on health care. There are still tens of thousands of nursing vacancies in the NHS."
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